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Saddam Closer To Bomb Than Anyone Thought
Stop The ACLU ^ | 3-Nov-06 | John Stephenson

Posted on 11/02/2006 7:49:13 PM PST by Jay777

The New Yorks times confirms that in 2002 Saddam Hussein's "scientists were on the verge of building an atom bomb, as little as a year away:"

Among the dozens of documents in English were Iraqi reports written in the 1990’s and in 2002 for United Nations inspectors in charge of making sure Iraq abandoned its unconventional arms programs after the Persian Gulf war. Experts say that at the time, Mr. Hussein’s scientists were on the verge of building an atom bomb, as little as a year away.

Had the United States not eliminated this threat, today we would be facing a nuclear armed Iraq and possibly a nuclear armed Iran.

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KEYWORDS: fmsodocuments; iraq; jveritas; nuclear; prewardocs; saddam; saddamdocs; saddamnuke; wmd; wot
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1 posted on 11/02/2006 7:49:14 PM PST by Jay777
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To: Jay777

Thank you.


2 posted on 11/02/2006 7:50:06 PM PST by conservativepoet (NY Times is the "John Kerry" of newspapers)
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To: jveritas; xzins

j, didn't you break this story last year sometime?


3 posted on 11/02/2006 7:51:09 PM PST by P-Marlowe (LPFOKETT GAHCOEEP-w/o*)
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To: Jay777
From The Onion, right?

NYT would never print this junk.

4 posted on 11/02/2006 7:51:19 PM PST by stboz
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To: Jay777

I'm still struggling to figure out why the slimes wants to put this out now.


5 posted on 11/02/2006 7:51:20 PM PST by cripplecreek (If stupidity got us into this mess, then why can't it get us out?)
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To: Jay777

and let's not forget all of the material taken out of Al Tuwaitha to Oak Ridge - another story that just dissappeared.


6 posted on 11/02/2006 7:52:06 PM PST by oceanview
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To: Jay777

AWESOME! Spread this like wildfire. The NYT thinks it's "the October surprise" because they're so full of Bush Derangement Syndrome they think they can spin this any way they want.


7 posted on 11/02/2006 7:52:39 PM PST by Question Liberal Authority (Kerry's Joke Insulted The Wrong People In The Wrong War At the Wrong Time)
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To: Jay777

Do you think this might change public opinion about "no weapons" found in Iraq?


8 posted on 11/02/2006 7:53:21 PM PST by garjog (Used to be liberals were just people to disagree with. Now they are a threat to our existence.)
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To: P-Marlowe

This should be the story and we should cascade it through the blogosphere to reach millions.


9 posted on 11/02/2006 7:53:57 PM PST by mwl1
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To: Jay777

It seems like they were referring to the early 1990's was when he was close to having nukes.


10 posted on 11/02/2006 7:54:42 PM PST by Alfonso1000
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To: cripplecreek
I'm still struggling to figure out why the slimes wants to put this out now.

Bush Derangement Syndrome. Their take is that when the Bush Administration published these documents captured from Iraq onto a website, that Iran could have taken the documents and learned from Saddam's secret nuclear program. Except the Times forgot - Saddam never had a nuclear program and Iran poses no danger to anyone by pursuing nuclear weapons.
11 posted on 11/02/2006 7:54:43 PM PST by Question Liberal Authority (Kerry's Joke Insulted The Wrong People In The Wrong War At the Wrong Time)
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To: conservativepoet

Hey, CP...long time no see.

This is fascinating...but, like another poster, I am curious about why they would run this NOW...

Remember, just days before the 2004 election, they ran that story about the troops not guarding the weapons areas...


12 posted on 11/02/2006 7:58:26 PM PST by Txsleuth (EVERYONE VOTE---AND VOTE REPUBLICAN,...even if you have to hold your nose!)
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To: Jay777
In September, the Web site began posting the nuclear documents, and some soon raised concerns. On Sept. 12, it posted a document it called “Progress of Iraqi nuclear program circa 1995.” That description is potentially misleading since the research occurred years earlier.

I don't think the are suggesting Sadaam was a year away in 2002. I think they meant he was a year away when Iraq invaded Kuwait.

13 posted on 11/02/2006 7:58:53 PM PST by Alfonso1000
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To: stboz

Of course the NY Times lead with U.S. Web Archive Is Said to Reveal a Nuclear Guide, and admonished the administration for putting information on a website claiming it could have helped Iran develop nukes...

This...is my spin. I took out the one jewel.


14 posted on 11/02/2006 7:59:45 PM PST by Jay777 (My personal blog: www.stoptheaclu.com)
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To: cripplecreek

Maybe to jump start their stock price?


15 posted on 11/02/2006 8:00:25 PM PST by goodnesswins (I think the real problem is islamo-bombia! (Rummyfan))
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To: Jay777; All

Hey everyone. Just have to share that my son has finally made contact with his brother today after three weeks with no word at all. He's scheduled to start his leave on the 4th (Saturday). Anxiety levels have diminished and just wanting to share the good news.


16 posted on 11/02/2006 8:00:51 PM PST by SoldierDad (Proud Father of a 10th Mountain Division 2nd BCT Soldier fighting in Mahmudiyah)
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To: Jay777

The Times is trying to spin this as "allowing these documents to be downloaded and translated by anyone on the web meant that anybody out there could learn how to build an atomic bomb, how horrible". As others have noted, that's their little last-minute attempted October surprise.

The reality is that the documents show that Iraq was a lot closer to building a nuke than the Times, the Dems, and their pals have argued. That certainly doesn't help the Dems.


17 posted on 11/02/2006 8:01:22 PM PST by Numbers Guy
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To: Alfonso1000
It seems like they were referring to the early 1990's was when he was close to having nukes.

Oh I don't know.. oh by the way. welcome to FR.

18 posted on 11/02/2006 8:02:10 PM PST by mware
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To: mware

thanks


19 posted on 11/02/2006 8:02:49 PM PST by Alfonso1000
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To: Jay777
Saddam Closer To Bomb Than Anyone Thought

Outstanding. Detonate in place...

...oh, not anymore.

Never mind.

20 posted on 11/02/2006 8:03:06 PM PST by RichInOC (SADDAM: WHAT YOU SAY!!)
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